Wednesday, January 31, 1849 is a Wednesday. It is day 31 of 1849 (8.5% through the year), ISO week 5, in Q1.
Calendar Specifications
Wednesday, January 31, 1849 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2013: A gas leak underneath the Pemex Executive Tower in Mexico City caused an explosion (aftermath pictured) that killed at least 37 people and injured another 121.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to January 31.
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Historical Milestones
A gas leak underneath the Pemex Executive Tower in Mexico City caused an explosion (aftermath pictured) that killed at least 37 people and injured another 121.
Torre Ejecutiva Pemex →Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identified LED placards depicting characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force as IEDs, causing a panic.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force →Alaska Airlines Flight 261, experiencing problems with its horizontal stabilizer system, crashed in the Pacific Ocean off Anacapa Island, California, killing all 88 people on board.
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 →Final Fantasy VII, the first video game in the Final Fantasy franchise to use 3-D computer graphics, was released.
Final Fantasy VII →Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl, leading the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII.
Doug Williams (quarterback) →Aboard NASA's Mercury-Redstone 2, the chimpanzee Ham became the first hominid to be launched into outer space.
NASA →A DC-7B operated by Douglas Aircraft collided in mid-air with a U.S. Air Force F-89 and crashed into a schoolyard in Pacoima, California.
Douglas DC-7 →Intense rioting over labour conditions broke out in Glasgow, Scotlan.
Battle of George Square →Datu Muhammad Salleh, leader of a series of major disturbances in North Borneo, was shot dead in Tambunan, but his followers did not give up for five more years.
Mat Salleh Rebellion →Ute Wars: On behalf of Utah territorial governor Brigham Young, militia leader Daniel H. Wells drafted an order for the Utah Territorial Militia to exterminate Timpanogos men deemed hostile, leading to the Provo River Massacre.
Ute Wars →Mexican soldiers and Texan militiamen marched into Nacogdoches, Texas, to end the Fredonian Rebellion.
Nacogdoches, Texas →The London Lock Hospital, the first voluntary hospital specialising in the treatment of venereal diseases, opened.
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Questions & Answers
Wednesday, January 31, 1849 falls on a Wednesday.
64,873 days ago (177 years, 7 months, 13 days ago). It is day 31 of 1849 with 334 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Wednesday, January 31, 1849 is written as XXXI.I.MDCCCXLIX (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is First Quarter (approx. 50% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Aquarius.